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Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Mazda CX-9 Prices Paid and Buying Experience
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Replying to: bpquinn77 (Jan 27, 2008 6:46 am) I am going to have to agree with seloo on this. Your first point of "I think that they undervalued my trade in..." is a soft statement. You have to be confident about what they are giving you, what the real sense of your car's value is - ask around. Don't sit your hat simply on the KBB numbers. Heck, try some other things - Consumer Reports, Craig's list, Pennysaver, etc. Get a real check on what a car like yours is going for. You can go a step further and also get the Carmax trade-in offer, which is typically good for up to 4 days. That's if there is a place like Carmax near you. Your second statement that raised a red flag to me was: "After backing the payment...I came up with a purchase price of ..." This is what I call a shark has sensed the blood in the water. Having a sales guy offer you a payment plan WITHOUT the regard to the final price is typically a lose situation for you. First of all, know your credit score - this will help you better evaluate whether to lease or buy and know the appropriate interest rate (for purchase) or money factor (for leasing). Knowing your credit score, call up any number of dealers and see what sort of interest rates or money factors (equivalent to interest rates for leasing) are being offered for the CX9. Usually you are going to have to talk with the finance manager to get that data. If they don't want to give you that information, move on to the next dealership. Secondly, ALWAYS negotiate the final sales price of the vehicle REGARDLESS of whether you are buying with cash, buying with financing, or leasing. The lower the price the better off you will be whether you buy or lease. Know your invoice numbers. I found that the CX9 could be had from anywhere from $500 (typical) to up to $1100 (I was able to get $1175 plus other no-cost all weather mats, no-cost cargo net, no-cost cargo mat below the invoice). Timing is also paramount. Try to do your warm fuzzy whenever. But when it comes to acquiring the vehicle - the end of the year is usually the best time. Second best time would be end-of-month. But remember do your math first, know your invoice numbers, and then strike. Hope this helps... and good luck! |
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Replying to: jb_turner (Jan 27, 2008 2:48 pm) I understand the OTD price is nice and simple, but do you agree that you need a reference point to evaluate if the OTD price is a good deal. Your thoughts? |
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Replying to: ceric (Jan 21, 2008 6:49 pm) |
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Replying to: kyfdx (Jan 21, 2007 8:01 pm) |
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Replying to: buzzard7 (Feb 01, 2008 6:32 am) Go to Mazdausa.com and search dealer inventory. Enter Sacramento as city. Good luck. For GT AWD, you are mostly getting $500-$600 below invoice in SF Bay Area. I would skip some of the simple add-ons for after market (such as Roof Rails, All-Weather Floor Mats). Auto-dimming is difficult to DIY because GT with rain-sensing wiper cover is very hard (nearly impossible) to disassemble perfectly w/o breaking something. Mine does not come with one, I have been doing research on it. So far, no action yet. I have purchase many add-ons and plan to do them this weekend. You can get add-ons at mazdaparts.org or mazdagear.com (both are selling at nearly invoice price). The former has free shipping (no tax if out of state) for order more than $100.
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On Blind-spot monitoring... Every CX-9 produced for 2008 has it. The $200 is included as an option. You cannot find a 2008 CX-9 GT w/o BSM. So, in that sense it is standard option, but on the invoice, it shows as an option.
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Replying to: ceric (Feb 01, 2008 8:39 pm) Where is a good place to get after market add ons (cross rails and floor mats)? I have never purchased these after market and would be interested in a few dependable sights. Thanks!
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Replying to: winedogs (Feb 02, 2008 4:59 am) |
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Replying to: winedogs (Feb 02, 2008 4:59 am) mazdaparts.org (>$100 free shipping, maybe no tax depending on state) mazdagear.com Both places (both Toyota dealers) have about the same prices (both near invoice). If you want the all-weather mats, I would say the weathertech.com is the best. But I have the Mazda one. They are less expensive and they fit very well with the railing system of the 2nd and 3rd rows (snap-under the rails and lock in). The risk of "breaking something" is a real concern when installing stuff like roof-rack and auto-dimming mirrors. Be careful of the trim pieces of the roof-rack when trying to snapping them in. If you are not handy, ask for help from others. I have a GT AWD and I have installed the following - roof-rack with cross bars - bug deflector - side molding (from sportwing.com) - mudflaps (front/rear) - all weather mat - cargo net - cargo area mat My next plan is to install auto-dimming mirror, but I am researching the complexity. The dealer quoted me $477. With 15% off coupon, it costs $405. The parts together cost about $214 only. It is an easy money to make if I can figure out how to install it w/o breaking anything....(the one w/ rain-sensing is much tougher) 
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We are planning to purchase a GT (FWD) in the next few weeks and wonder what's happening in the latest transactions.
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